Gutter support



Nbv. 11, 1930. D. N. ISKINNER GUTTER SUPPORT Filed June 22, 1929 INVEN TOR A TTORNEY 04 H H l ww. hHaw wo M Patented Nev. 11, 193% DUDLEY N. SKINNER, F LINWOOD, PENNSYLVANIA GUTTER SUPPORT Application filed June 22,

' My. invention relates broadly to supports and more particularly to a construction of bracket providing a support for a gutter.

One of the objects of my invention is to provide a construction of gutter support which may be readily applied to the overhanging edge of a roof and the gutter hung therefrom with minimum expenditure of time and in a manner wherein a rigid sup- 1 port of the gutter is assured,

3 Another object of my invention 1s to provide a construction of bracket for a gutter whichmay be applied to the overhanging edge of a roof with a minimum number of tools, where means are provided for accurately adjusting'the position of the gutter with respect to the support.

A further object of my invention is to pro vide a construction of bracket support for f s 207 mounting a gutter with respect to the overhanging edge of a roof in which the gutter support may be vertically positioned with respect tothe bracket and held in a selected position to maintain the gutter in a particu- 5 lar position with respect to the bracket. Other and further objects of my invention reside in the construction of bracket support 1 and gutter mounting described in the speci fication hereinafter following by reference v to the accompanying drawings in which:

,Figure 1 is a side elevation of thegutter support of my invention showing the bracket mounting partially broken away and illustrated in cross-section; Fig. 2 is a cross-sectional view taken on line 2- 2 of Fig. 1 showing the parts of the bracket support in end elevation; Fig. 3 is a cross-sectional View taken through the bracket and gutter support on line 3-3 of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a lateral crosssectional View taken through the bracket and gutter support on line of Fig. 1; Fig. 5 is a fragmentary view illustrating parts of the bracket and gutter support in perspectiveyFig. 6 is a perspective view of the pin or. key which I employ in fixing the gutter accessible and difliculty .is experienced in been available and have found many disad- 1929. 7 Serial no. 372,967.

support in a selected adjusted position with respect to the bracket mounting; Figs. 7 and '8 show sideand front elevations of a modi fied form of gutter support embodying my invention; Figs. 9 and 10 show a further modified constructicm of bracket used in the gutter support of my invention; and Figs. 11 and 12 show a further modification of bracket support which maybe ionrof furntion." .v I

Heretofore inthe-art-when erecting gutters adjacent the overhanging edge of a reef, it-has been necessary to drive spike-like members intothe roof or wall adjacent thereto in a position where they would serve as supports for the gutter. In some instances, it hasbeen proposed to provide an adjustable end and bolt connections between 'a'bracket and a gutter support. However, the work of hanging a gutter is generally performed at such an altitude that the proper positioning of the gutter support with respect to the bracket is performed under. conditions where the connectible parts are relatively in used in the construc- 7O properly aligning the supporting members with respect to brackets.-

p I have considered constructions of brackets for gutter supports which have heretofore vantages and defects in such'supports which I have overcome in the construction of gutter support set forth herein. i

In'my invention, I provide a bracket member which is readily secured to the overhanging edge of a roof with a depending extension on one side of which there is arranged a rack and on the other side of which there is provided a groove for a pin or key. The bracket member has portions lying at substantially an obtuse angle withrespect to each other, one portion of which is secured to the overhanging edge of the roof, and the other portion of which contains the rack hereinbefore referred to. The support for the gutter is a substantially semi-circular member arranged toembrace the gutter with a portion formed atone end of the member for embracing opposite sides of the depending portion of the bracket. In the end portion of the V semi-circular member, rack teeth are formed on one of the mterior walls and a keyway or groove is formed on the opposite interior wall. A pin or key is insertablebetween the j grooves formed in the depending portion of p the bracket and in'the end portion ofthe by simply removing the pin or keyand sliding the end portion of the semi-circular memsemi-circular member, whereby the semi-cir- I cular member may be raised or lowered and fixed in a selected position by the wedge action of the pin.- In this manner the gutter maybe readily supported at a predetermined elevation and such elevation selectively fixed ber along the depending rack portion of the bracketto the desiredposition. I g i Referring to the drawings inmore detail, reference character 1 designates the portion of thebracket which is secured by driven or screw threaded fastenings through apertures 5'to the overhanging edge of a roof. A 'depending portion 2 connects to'the bracket "1 which is revolved or twisted as designated at 6 to a plane substantially parallel to the formed therein.

axis ofthe bracketvportion 1;] The depending portiontof the bracket has a central chan-' nelway or. groove 20 jformedjtherein with projecting edge portions 3 and 4: extending throughout the length of thedepending portion 2 andthe securing portion 1" ofthe bracket. The'gutter 21' is supported in the semi-circular member ,7 16 having i securing edges 17 and 18 for engagingthe opposite edges of the gutter 21.' The semi-circular member 16 terminatesin an end portion 7 consisting of a pair of vertically-extending wall; members 10 and -11. Theinterior surw face of wall member lOisprovided with rack "teeth 9 formed therein. The interior-surface r of w all member 11 is provided with a vertically extending semi-circular groove- 12 The depending portion 2 of the bracket-has-rack teeth 8 formed there on with which the rack teeth 9 -on' theinso,

I are adapted to'engage. QA pin or key ll having' an angularly bent upper end 15, a flat teriorsu'rface of wall 10- of end'portion 7 tened side '17, and a taperedandrounded surface at l4 is in'ser table between the groove 12 ofthe end portion 7 and the longitudinally extending groov';20i of the depending por- 7 tion 20f the bracket. i

In the assembly of the bracket support,.the

V semi-circular member is presented to the de-' pending portion 2 of the bracket 1 by movement in a plane coinciding with the axis of the bracket member by which the side walls I 10 and 1-1 of the end portion of the bracket member are moved to a position in which they enclose the sides of the depending portion 2,

the gutter system.

the altitude. at which the gutter is hung, as

rafter and the portion 22 used to secure the 1 pended claim.

the rackteeth9 of' theend portion 7 riding on selected rack teeth 8 of the depending part. i 2 of the bracket. Pin 14L is; inserted between 7 the longitudinallyextending channel20 of the depending portion 2 of the bracket 1 and between the groove 12 of end portion 7 and driven to a position wherebyswitch'action interlocks the bracket with the semi circula'r 7 ,member in a rigid manner, thereby providing a rigid support for the gutter. In this way,

it possible to bring about a difference in elevation of the gutter atthe' various points of supportalongthe roof to'secure the required pitch or drop in effecting proper draining in 'By'reason of the simplified method of asi sembly as described herein, the gutter is read- 7 ily'mounted at theoverhangingedge of a roof'in 'a-convenient manner regardless of to be connected'to a box vcorn1ceis shown 1 V i where the depending portion 23 is secured to V the box cornice by fasteningtransverse memf ber 24 to the cornice. I

In Figs. 11 and 1 2 I have-shown the struc ture of the bracket of Figs. 9 and 10 modified t for connection to a molding where transverse member 25 is shaped to conform with the contour of the molding for securing the bracket in position. I v I have found the bracket support of my iii-- vention extremely practical in its construction andcapable of quick assembly, and while I. have described a preferred embodi ment of my invention,'I desire thatit be understood that modifications may be made and that 'no'limitations are intended other than are imposed by the scope of the ap- What I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the Unite'd States is as follows p A gutter. support comprising a bracket havlng a portion thereof arranged to be secured '120 to the overhanging edge of a roof and a depending portion thereof extending in a substantiallyvertical plane, saiddepending portion having rack teeth formedon one face thereof and a groove disposed in the ioppo 125 site face thereof, a semi-circular member prov ding a gutter support, said semi-circular memberterminating in a pair, of parallel extending walls at one end thereof providing a vertioallydisposed gap therebetweemthe in- 130 sof' terior surface of one of said walls having rack teeth formed thereon and the interior surface of the other of said walls having a longitudinal groove formed therein, and a tapered pin member insertable between the grooves on the surface of said depending member and on the interior face of one of the walls carried by said semi-circular member for selectively securing said semi-circular member in position with respect to said bracket when said member is moved laterally toward said depending portion with the walls of said member embracing opposite sides of the depending portion of said bracket.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature.

DUDLEY N. SKINNER. 

